LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center needs 350 adults to help them get to the bottom of just why exercise actually improves your health. Associate Executive Director for Clinical Science at Pennington Dr. Eric Ravussin says they’ll need 300 adult volunteers who are sedentary but still in good health, and 50 highly active adults who focus on either endurance or resistance training.
The study will create a molecular map of what happens when you exercise in different ways.
Governor John Bel Edwards spoke with equal pay advocates this morning, hoping to find a way forward in a state with the largest recorded pay gap in that nation, with women earning 69 cents to every dollar a man makes. Some argue that women take off more time from work due to maternity leave, therefore it justifies the pay gap, but Edwards disagrees.
State Police say an 87-year-old Winnsboro man riding a lawnmower on the road was killed when he was hit by a pick-up truck. Master Trooper Michael Reichardt says it’s not legal to ride a lawnmower on a public road.
87-year-old Elmer Jennings was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle has not been charged.
For the second straight week, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow has been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors. Burrow threw for a career-high 471 yards and four touchdowns in the 45-38 win over Texas. Coach Ed Orgeron is glad Burrow is leading his offense
LSU takes on Northwestern State this Saturday.